I want no gold, my maiden fair,To fly from home with thee;You shining eyes will be my prize -More dear than
gold to me.I want no gold to nerve my armTo do a true man's part -To free my land I'd gladly giveThe red drops
of my heart."

And when we left our cabins, boys,We left with right good willTo see our friends and neighboursThat were
at Vinegar Hill!A young man from our Irish ranksA cannon he let go;He slapt it into Lord Mountjoy -A tyrant
he laid low! Chorus:

And Oulart's name shall be their shame,Whose steel we ne'er did fear.For every man could do his partLike
Forth and Shelmalier!And if for want of leaders,We lost at Vinegar Hill,We're ready for another fight,And
love our country still!

The Boys Of Wexford Lyrics

In comes the captain's daughter,The captain of the Yeos,Saying: Brave
United Irishmen,We'll ne'er again be foes.A thousand pounds I'll bringIf you will
fly from home with me,And dress myself in man's attireAnd fight for liberty.

[chorus]We are the boys of Wexford,Who fought with heart and handTo burst
in twain the galling chainAnd free our native land.

I want no gold, my maiden fair,To fly from home with thee;You shining eyes will be my prize -More dear than
gold to me.I want no gold to nerve my armTo do a true man's part -To free my land I'd gladly giveThe red drops
of my heart."

And when we left our cabins, boys,We left with right good willTo see our friends and neighboursThat were
at Vinegar Hill!A young man from our Irish ranksA cannon he let go;He slapt it into Lord Mountjoy -A tyrant
he laid low! Chorus:

And Oulart's name shall be their shame,Whose steel we ne'er did fear.For every man could do his partLike
Forth and Shelmalier!And if for want of leaders,We lost at Vinegar Hill,We're ready for another fight,And
love our country still!

Information On The Boys Of Wexford.

The song is a traditional ballad colected by Robert Dwyer Joyce (1830-iris Weston Joyce) born in Glenosheen,
Co. Limerick. While studing medicine he was a writer and colector of songs and ballads he supported himself by writing
for the 'The Nation' newspaper,and many of his poems and ballads were printed in the newspaper. he graduated from
Queens College Cork in 1865. He became professor of engllsh at the Catholic University.According to Joyce he used
to sing this song with other words as a child and only two of the origIled verses were incorporated in this ballad,
The original words are said to be the work of a Wexford rebel.First published in 1872 in his book''Ancient Irish
Music''